This is what my cake balls looked like when I finally gave up. Please don't laugh, it's not funny!! First I couldn't find yellow candy melts so I decided to put food coloring in it, well every time I did it hardened up. So I called my neighbor, she is a caterer and she had some yellow so I tried that. Well I think I had too much frosting because every time I tried to coat my cake balls they would fall apart. So I was forced to eat about 3 or 4 just out of anger and frustration. I showed them. I think I will try again today after church. Wish me luck!
8.31.2008
I am not smiling
This is what my cake balls looked like when I finally gave up. Please don't laugh, it's not funny!! First I couldn't find yellow candy melts so I decided to put food coloring in it, well every time I did it hardened up. So I called my neighbor, she is a caterer and she had some yellow so I tried that. Well I think I had too much frosting because every time I tried to coat my cake balls they would fall apart. So I was forced to eat about 3 or 4 just out of anger and frustration. I showed them. I think I will try again today after church. Wish me luck!
8.29.2008
Smile Face Pops!
I found this site this morning Bakerella while working very hard at my job. These are so cute, I was thinking of making them for the first day of school. I have never seen cake pops. Hopefully I can find everything I need to make them. I have included the recipe in case any of you might be ambitious. She has a ton of yummy things on her site.Want to make your own smiley face cake pops?
1 box cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)
1 can frosting (16 oz.)
Wax paper
Yellow candy melts (1 lb. pkg.)
Edible ink pens
After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.
Mix thoroughly with 1 can frosting. (I use the back of a large spoon, but it may be easier to use fingers to mix together. But, be warned, it will get messy. Also, you may not need the entire can of frosting, so start out by using almost the entire can and add more if you need to.)
Roll mixture into quarter size balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. (Should make 45-50)
Melt chocolate in the microwave per directions on package. (30 sec intervals, stirring in between.)
Dip the tip of your lollipop stick in a little of the melted candy coating and insert into the cake balls. (Insert a little less than halfway.)
Place them in the freezer for a little while to firm up.
Once firm, carefully insert the cake ball into the candy coating by holding the lollipop stick and rotating until covered. Once covered remove and softly tap and rotate until the excess chocolate falls off. Don't tap too hard or the cake ball will fall off, too.
Place in a styrofoam block to dry.
Once dry, draw faces with an edible ink pen and allow ink to dry!
After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.
Mix thoroughly with 1 can frosting. (I use the back of a large spoon, but it may be easier to use fingers to mix together. But, be warned, it will get messy. Also, you may not need the entire can of frosting, so start out by using almost the entire can and add more if you need to.)
Roll mixture into quarter size balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. (Should make 45-50)
Melt chocolate in the microwave per directions on package. (30 sec intervals, stirring in between.)
Dip the tip of your lollipop stick in a little of the melted candy coating and insert into the cake balls. (Insert a little less than halfway.)
Place them in the freezer for a little while to firm up.
Once firm, carefully insert the cake ball into the candy coating by holding the lollipop stick and rotating until covered. Once covered remove and softly tap and rotate until the excess chocolate falls off. Don't tap too hard or the cake ball will fall off, too.
Place in a styrofoam block to dry.
Once dry, draw faces with an edible ink pen and allow ink to dry!
8.28.2008
8.27.2008
I got Nothing
Nothing exciting to share today, a gloomy day. Hopefully it will rain. So here is a random picture for your Blogger viewing pleasure!
8.25.2008
I found this on Ali Edwards blog today, sometimes you find the answers to your questions in the most unlikely places:
Rainer Maria Rilke :
Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.
Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language.
Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them.
It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.
Thanks Ali
Happy Monday!
8.24.2008
8.23.2008
We went shopping
I bought this adorable vest, I couldn't help myself. The owl was so cute, I had to have it!
8.22.2008
Cheetah Girls Premier Party
I know ya'll wish you had been invited!!
Samantha invited a few friends to watch the Cheetah Girls-One World Premier on Disney last night, here are a few photos of the fun night. They Didn't seem to like the movie much, but enjoyed eating and laughing and laughing and eating.
Pictures from Water Country
A little henna tattoo
Samantha and her friend Alissa
Mark of courseI sneaked this picture
Here is what is wrong with my foot
Heel Spurs
Definition:
The heel bone is the largest bone in the foot and absorbs the most amount of shock and pressure. A heel spur develops as an abnormal growth of the heel bone. Calcium deposits form when the plantar fascia pulls away from the heel area, causing a bony protrusion, or heel spur to develop. The plantar fascia is a broad band of fibrous tissue located along the bottom surface of the foot that runs from the heel to the forefoot. Heel spurs can cause extreme pain in the rearfoot, especially while standing or walking.
Definition:
The heel bone is the largest bone in the foot and absorbs the most amount of shock and pressure. A heel spur develops as an abnormal growth of the heel bone. Calcium deposits form when the plantar fascia pulls away from the heel area, causing a bony protrusion, or heel spur to develop. The plantar fascia is a broad band of fibrous tissue located along the bottom surface of the foot that runs from the heel to the forefoot. Heel spurs can cause extreme pain in the rearfoot, especially while standing or walking.
I have had (3) cortizone injections in the right heal, the last one did nothing to improve the pain so i have a doctors appt on Sept. 9th to discuss surgery.
8.21.2008
Water Country here we come
We are off to this location today, pray for me. I am taking Samantha, Mark and a friend of Mark's. We are actually going with The Daycare Sam attends during the summer and before & after school, they are always taking great trips. So If I drive I can take Mark and a Friend too.
Hope I can make it all day on my foot. (that's another story for later)
Hope I can make it all day on my foot. (that's another story for later)
8.20.2008
Miss you already!
She is probably getting on the plane as I am typing this and I miss her already.
I am happy for Judi getting to spend time with her. She is right when she says we get her the rest of the year, so I don't mind sharing for a little while.
Have a good time mom
I love and Miss you already
I am happy for Judi getting to spend time with her. She is right when she says we get her the rest of the year, so I don't mind sharing for a little while.
Have a good time momI love and Miss you already
8.17.2008
This is a quick layout I did using some of my favorite pictures, I found them at work, you know the ones you always find behind the pictures in the frames at work, replaced by the next favorites at the time.
We had a great time as usual at my crop, Chris Goodman worked on a beautiful quilt.
Before &
After
A little mani and pedi and some dinner to finish off the day! She looks thrilled don't she!
When we got back to moms, I tried my wedding dress on, it was in beautiful shape after 23 years. not yellow or anything, but it didn't quite fit like it did 23 years ago, here is the reason I won't be participating in trash the dress. Thanks for making me take it out and look at it, it really is a beautiful dress.
VV
My dress is not backless people, that is as much as I could zip it!
Thanks mom for a great day!
8.16.2008
I am Scrappin with Friends today and then Carol and I are taking mom out for an early birthday because she is leaving in a few days for California to see Judi.
Lucky lady, I asked if I could squeeze into her suitcase, but she said no, so I guess I'll have to wait. She will be there for quite some time to, I hope she doesn't get too comfortable.
8.15.2008
Thoughts from the week
I just wanted to take time to Thank everyone for your sweet thoughts and comments about Bucket.Today is Friday and I am so glad what a crazy week.
*Samantha had 2 teeth pulled yesterday and did great, she even went to cheer practice last night!
*Took Mark to the eye doctor yesterday. He needs glasses, but insists on contacts so the doctor has him practicing touching his eye, because he can even hardly stand for drops to be put in his eye there is no way he is gonna be able to wear contacts.
*Oh and the best part, Mark realized we threw away his retainer Tuesday night. ($400.00) to replace them.
*We also had to get him a new phone, because his somehow broke. I was the one up for a new phone so I did the Mommy thing and gave him my upgrade and I will have to wait till December, but that's OK cuz that's when all the new phones come out!
People my week has not been a very good one, Fingers crossed next week is better.
Happy Friday!
8.13.2008
Bucket
I have been putting off this post since yesterday, it's complicated story, but in the end the results are the same. I want to send a special Thank You out to Officer Chapin from Suffolk Animal Control, she was so sweet and understanding and was willing to go out of her way.
The dogs run all around, but have been real good about not going too far, well they went way down the street yesterday. Bucket was hit and one of the State grass cutters found him in the grass and called animal control. Someone had just hit him and kept on going. He had a collar, but I had not gotten there city tags yet, officer Chapin went to every house on our road trying to find the owner. Mark evidently did not hear her knock, so she took him to the vet, but his back was broken and she said he was a mess. He only weighs about 10 pounds so any kind of trauma would be bad. She had already put him down by the time I called. It was the right thing to do. We will miss him so much.
The world is a little less happy today for the Myers Family
8.10.2008
Memories from the 70's
Samantha is 8 years old and this has already started. I had them hung all over my walls.Leif Garrett, Scott Baio and oh so many more
Samantha is into Jonas Bros. Miley Cyrus and some of the kids from Camp Rock. And of course The Cheetah Girls.
I bought Samantha two of the magazines that all these
came in. The darn thing was $3.99. WoW!Anyway, just something I thought I would share.
Happy Sunday!!!
8.09.2008
My Layers
LAYER ONE
1. Name: Wendy
2. Birth date: November 9th 1964
3. Birthplace: Rochester, NH
4. Current Location: Suffolk, VA.
5. Eye Color: --Brown
6. Hair Color: Light Brown with a little help from Preference
7. Height: 5' 8"
8. Righty or Lefty: Right
9. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
LAYER TWO
1. Your heritage: I have no idea, but I plan on investigating that.
2. The shoes you wore today: Croc flip flops
3. Your weakness: anything on sale
4. Your fears: big spiders
5. Your perfect pizza: Supreme no onions
6. Goal you’d like to achieve: Make it through each day
LAYER THREE
1. Your most overused phrase on AIM: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Your first waking thoughts: I wish I didn't have to work today
3. Your best physical feature: legs?
4. What you miss the most: I miss being young and having no worries!!
LAYER FOUR:
1. Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
2. McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonald's
3. Single or group dates: I would settle for any kind of date!!!
4. Adidas or Nike: Nike
5. Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:Don't drink tea unless I have to
6. Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
LAYER FIVE:
1. Smoke?: yes
2. Cuss?: yes
3. Sing?: In the car by myself or when I am cleaning the house with my ipod on jammin!
4. Take a shower everyday?: Yes,
5. Do you think you’ve been in love?: Yes
6. Want to go to college: no
7. Liked high school?: somewhat
8. Want to get married?: Been married 23 years
9. Believe in yourself: Always
10. Get motion sickness: no
11. Think you’re attractive: sometimes, I think attractive comes from within as much as out
12. Think you’re a health freak: No
13. Get along with your parent(s): yes
14. Like thunderstorms: not really
15. Play an instrument: No.
LAYER SIX: In the past month…
1. Drank Alcohol: no.
2. Smoked: yes
3. Done a drug: no
4. Made out: no
5. Gone on a date?: No
6. Gone to the mall: yes
7. Eaten an entire box of Oreos: never
8. Eaten sushi: yes
9. Been on stage: no
10. Been dumped: No
11. Gone skating: no.
12. Made homemade cookies: no
13. Gone skinny dipping: no
14. Dyed your hair: no
15. Stolen anything: no
LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
1. Played a game that required removal of clothing, and if so, was it mixed company: no
2. Been trashed or extremely intoxicated?: yes.
3. Been caught “doing something”?: Yes
4. Been called a tease?: No
5. Gotten beaten up?: No,
6. Shoplifted?: Yes,
7. Changed who you were just to fit in?: Yes, I have always tried to fit in.
LAYER EIGHT:
1. Age you hope to be married?: I was 21
2. Numbers and Names of Children?: Mark age 15/ Samantha age 8
3. Describe your Dream Wedding?: On a beach anywhere
4. How do you want to die?: In my sleep.
5. Where you want to go to college?: Never really wanted to go to college.
6. What do you want to be when you grow up?: An adult! LOL
7. What country would you most like to visit?: Greece
LAYER NINE:
1. Number of people I could trust with my life?: 5 or 6
2. Number of CDs that I own?: 50 or so
3. Number of piercings?: just ears
4. Number of tattoos?: None
5. Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: none that I know of
6. Number of scars on my body?: 3 gallbladder
7. Number of things in my past that I regret?: I don't think I regret anything, I just wish that I had thought things out before making decissions
1. Name: Wendy
2. Birth date: November 9th 1964
3. Birthplace: Rochester, NH
4. Current Location: Suffolk, VA.
5. Eye Color: --Brown
6. Hair Color: Light Brown with a little help from Preference
7. Height: 5' 8"
8. Righty or Lefty: Right
9. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
LAYER TWO
1. Your heritage: I have no idea, but I plan on investigating that.
2. The shoes you wore today: Croc flip flops
3. Your weakness: anything on sale
4. Your fears: big spiders
5. Your perfect pizza: Supreme no onions
6. Goal you’d like to achieve: Make it through each day
LAYER THREE
1. Your most overused phrase on AIM: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Your first waking thoughts: I wish I didn't have to work today
3. Your best physical feature: legs?
4. What you miss the most: I miss being young and having no worries!!
LAYER FOUR:
1. Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
2. McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonald's
3. Single or group dates: I would settle for any kind of date!!!
4. Adidas or Nike: Nike
5. Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:Don't drink tea unless I have to
6. Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
LAYER FIVE:
1. Smoke?: yes
2. Cuss?: yes
3. Sing?: In the car by myself or when I am cleaning the house with my ipod on jammin!
4. Take a shower everyday?: Yes,
5. Do you think you’ve been in love?: Yes
6. Want to go to college: no
7. Liked high school?: somewhat
8. Want to get married?: Been married 23 years
9. Believe in yourself: Always
10. Get motion sickness: no
11. Think you’re attractive: sometimes, I think attractive comes from within as much as out
12. Think you’re a health freak: No
13. Get along with your parent(s): yes
14. Like thunderstorms: not really
15. Play an instrument: No.
LAYER SIX: In the past month…
1. Drank Alcohol: no.
2. Smoked: yes
3. Done a drug: no
4. Made out: no
5. Gone on a date?: No
6. Gone to the mall: yes
7. Eaten an entire box of Oreos: never
8. Eaten sushi: yes
9. Been on stage: no
10. Been dumped: No
11. Gone skating: no.
12. Made homemade cookies: no
13. Gone skinny dipping: no
14. Dyed your hair: no
15. Stolen anything: no
LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
1. Played a game that required removal of clothing, and if so, was it mixed company: no
2. Been trashed or extremely intoxicated?: yes.
3. Been caught “doing something”?: Yes
4. Been called a tease?: No
5. Gotten beaten up?: No,
6. Shoplifted?: Yes,
7. Changed who you were just to fit in?: Yes, I have always tried to fit in.
LAYER EIGHT:
1. Age you hope to be married?: I was 21
2. Numbers and Names of Children?: Mark age 15/ Samantha age 8
3. Describe your Dream Wedding?: On a beach anywhere
4. How do you want to die?: In my sleep.
5. Where you want to go to college?: Never really wanted to go to college.
6. What do you want to be when you grow up?: An adult! LOL
7. What country would you most like to visit?: Greece
LAYER NINE:
1. Number of people I could trust with my life?: 5 or 6
2. Number of CDs that I own?: 50 or so
3. Number of piercings?: just ears
4. Number of tattoos?: None
5. Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: none that I know of
6. Number of scars on my body?: 3 gallbladder
7. Number of things in my past that I regret?: I don't think I regret anything, I just wish that I had thought things out before making decissions
8.08.2008
Still working on my Layer's....
So here's my list of favorite things ....
1.Sport: Softball
2.Game: Scrabble
3.Color: Brown
4.Movie: "Terminator"
5.Broadway play: n/a
6.Broadway Musical: Cat on a hot tin roof
7.Song: "You got a Friend" by Carole king
8.American city I have visited: Salt Lake City, Utah
9.Foreign city I have visited: Baja Mexico-is that foreign?
10.Book: Bible
11.Classic television show: "I Love Lucy"
12.Recent television show: CSI
13.Actor: Tom Hanks
14.Actress: Diane Keaton
15.Perfume: none
16.Food: Crab legs
17.Dessert: chocolate éclair cake
18.Chain Restaurant: Taco Bell
19.Local Restaurant: Bill's Grill
20.Car: Porsche
21.Condiment: Mayonnaise
22.Kitchen Appliance: Coffee Maker
23.Home Appliance: Dish Washer
24.Beauty Product: Eyeliner
25.Piece of clothing: cotton t-shirt
26.HGTV Show: Yard shows
27.Food Network show: Next Food Network star
28.Male Songwriter: Jim Croce
29.Female Songwriter: Cheryl Crow
30.Holiday: Thanksgiving
31.Ballet I have seen: none
32.Disney character: Winnie the Pooh of course
33.Flower: sunflower
34.Alcoholic drink: Anything fruity
35.Non-Alcoholic drink: Pepsi
36.Magazine: Simple Scrapbooks
37.Animated movie: Finding Nemo
38.Television network miniseries: "The Thornbirds"
39.Season: Fall
40.Male vocalist: John Mayer
41.Female vocalist: Aretha Franklin
42.Day of the week: Saturday
43.Household Chore: Organizing
44.Ice Cream: Anything with caramel
45.Candy: Almond Joy
46.Artist: Samantha Myers
47.Quotation: "I am not a complete idiot, some of my parts are missing"
8.07.2008
8.06.2008
Donna Downey is Coming!!!
OMG! I have never been so excited!
She is actually coming October 26th.
to
2137 Upton Drive, #328
2137 Upton Drive, #328Virginia Beach, VA
Well, I called the store to see when the classes would be posted or anything else I could find out and the owner is out of town and this poor woman that answered the phone didn't have a clue. {bless her heart}
I will keep you posted, but I am so going!!!!!!!!
8.05.2008
Mark your Calendar!!!
Newport News, VA.
03/20/09- 03/22/09
STATUS: Pre-Enter Coming Soon!
Are you joining in on the creative fun this year?
8.01.2008
Laundry Room Makeover
Before
After
We have lived in our house for 6 years. We had them paint everything white, because we could not decide on colors. This is the first room that has been paint (I hate painting) except for Marks which use to be orange and now is a beautiful gray. (Did I mention I hate painting Marks room too) I have highlighted the upper case living I put over the shelf. Mom if you are reading this be glad you do not have to put your wall art up on textured walls. As much as I hated painting this room (have i mentioned that already?) I hated putting this thing up even more. This thing gave me a fit, but it's up I love it and my laundry room is the beautiful color of Clear Blue Sky. I love it. I think everyone else is not quite sure yet. I just hope it doesn't look to baby blueish. I need to ask my #1 critic that I know will tell me the truth. (mom)....... I even painted the bird house my sister gave me a long time ago and out it back up on the shelf and Mitch is suppose to be picking me up a new rug.
I would love to have every room a color, bit I sure and heck ain't painting them. I would love to paint my kitchen and light Tuscany color and put tile up at the back splash.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)